How to Change Challenging Behaviour in Our Kids with Dr. Stuart Ablon, Episode #98
In todays podcast, Dr. Ablon explores how conventional discipline methods often backfire, creating a downward spiral of resentment and frustration, and a missed opportunity for growth. In this refreshing approach of changing problem behaviour, Dr. Ablon helps parents to understand that often behaviour is a result of "skill, not will". He looks at how like flexibility, frustration tolerance, and problem solving are all required to help a child to move through challenging moments- and how often these skills need to be nurtured in our kids.In the podcast, Dr. Ablon walks a parent through how to use collaborative problem solving when her child refuses to get off of his xbox!Stuart Ablon, Ph.D., is Founder and Director of Think:Kids in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. An award-winning psychologist, Dr. Ablon is Associate Professor and the Thomas G. Stemberg Endowed Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is the author of three books, Changeable, , The School Discipline Fix, and Coolio!-author of Treating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Problem Solving Approach.Interested in more from the Institute?The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children is the ultimate guide to nurturing emotional regulation, resiliency, connection, and well-being in children. Find out more here .Our parenting membership comes with over 90 Parenting & Mental Health Courses and more!. Click here . Listeners can take 40% OFF their annual membership (or $19.99/m). Get your 7-Day Free Trial today!Our professional membership offers affordable, accessible training all in one spot for mental health professionals! Find out more here.We have amazing free parenting content on:YoutubeInstagramFacebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.